Expressing readiness to help Ukraine in conducting necessary reforms, European states also held talks on additional sanctions against companies in Russian-occupied Crimea, with a decision on the issue expected later this month, Ukraine Today reports. 

The EU-Ukraine Association Council continues its meeting on Tuesday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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